Löytyi! (oli: varastettu) Focus Mares CX, Red 22

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Kuvaus: Focus Mares CX disk, sininen / musta, Sram Red 22, ZTR iron cross kiekot

Paikkakunta (lisää myös otsikkoon): Helsinki / Kallio

Yhteydenottotapa: yv

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UPDATE: The thief (I presume) posted the bike for sale on Facebook, and user @Marko_T alerted me to it this morning. Together with the police, I made a plan and contacted the seller, pretending I wanted to buy the bike. The police (fantastic work on less than an hour's notice!) came to the sale and recovered the bike.

 

Two lessons here:

 

Firstly, If your bike is stolen, it's not hopeless. Thankfully, some thieves are not very bright. Don't try to deal with criminals yourself - the police suggested the plan for the sting, and although I met them just beforehand, close to the location of the sale, I didn't have to be present for the actually encounter.

Secondly, if you see a bike posted for sale way below its value, please don't fall for it, thinking you're getting a bargain. You're not. My bike was stolen in Helsinki, and put up for sale in Helsinki. Had someone else bought the bike, chances are, it would have been spotted sooner or later, either by myself or by a friend - in which case the buyer would have not only lost the bike, but also been liable to prosecution. For your own sake, just don't do it.